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EPISODE · Apr 29, 2024 · 49 MIN

Former Prosecutor and Author Debbie Hines on the Inequities of the American Criminal Justice System

from The Crux of the Story · host Gary Sheffer and Mike Fernandez

Former prosecutor Debbie Hines joins The Crux for a conversation on enduring racial inequity in the American criminal justice system. Debbie is a leading voice in the fight for transforming the system from the inside and an expert on the history of racial inequality. She highlights themes of her new book, "Get Off My Neck: Black Lives, White Justice, and A Former Prosecutor’s Quest for Reform." Debbie notes how probation and misdemeanor crimes are leading to unnecessary and disproportionate incarcerations of Black people.

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